WHAT: A conference featuring best-selling authorElyn R. Saks, J.D., Ph.D., expert-led panel and sessions on the latest advances in mental illness research, treatments and early intervention to improve the lives of the 1 in 4 people living with a mental illness.

WHO: Leading figures in mental health present to the public, families and patients living with a mental illness, caregivers, community leaders and mental health professionals.

Keynote: Elyn R. Saks, Professor of Law, Psychology and Psychiatry, USC Gould School of Law; author of best-seller "The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness" (an inspiring account of 30 years of living with schizophrenia).

The Foundation has invested nearly $300 million in NARSAD Grants to over 3,300 scientists worldwide since 1987, leading to thousands of scientific achievements to improve the lives of those with mental illness.